CTR Exam 2023 with 100% corrsect answer

sarcoma Solid tumors of connective tissue. lymphomas & leukemia sarcomas tend to spread by hematologic routes carcinomas spread via lymphatics Adenocarcinoma are predominantly glandular or ductal squamous cell carcinoma arise from stratified squamous epithelium Extra lymphatic sites stomach, skin, lungs Rituxumab immunotherapy (lymphoma) lymphatic organs lymph nodes, tonsils, Waldeyers ring, spleen, thymus, Peyer patches prognostic factors: lymphoma HIV/AIDS, presence of B symptoms (Night sweats, unexplained weight loss, low grade fever), prognostic indices (IPI, FLIPI, IPS) Hormone therapy agents prednisone, arimidex, lupron, letrizole chemotherapy (chemo) cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, taxotere, taxol,carboplatin Immunotherapy Rituxumab, herceptin (trastuzumab), control group patients in a clinical trial that receive standard treatment protocol studies systematic scientific test that evaluate new treatments or drugs and different ways of using them in controlled clinical trial protocol studies single-blind study patients are unaware of the treatment group to which they are assigned double blind study both the patient and the attending doctor are unaware of the patient's treatment group triple blind study the patient the attending physician and the analysts do not know which group the patient has been assigned clinical staging information obtained before definitive treatment or within 4 months whichever is shorter pathologic staging information obtained through completion of definitive surgery as part of first course of treatment or within 4 months whichever is longer FIGO oldest staging system developed in the 1930s used for female reproductive sites single primary a single lesion with multiple histologic types active follow up direct contact with Physicians or patients or letters to other facilities passive follow up methods that do not require patient or physician contact and would be hospital readmissions or outpatient visits or other outside sources of information